Num נוּם
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| נוּם | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | num |
| Strong's number | H5123 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to slumber |
| Occurrences | 6 in 6 verses |
| Most frequent in | Psalms (3) |
Num (Hebrew נוּם, Strong's H5123) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to slumber”. It occurs 6 times in 6 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to be drowsy, slumber, sleep
1a) (Qal) to slumber, be drowsy
1a) (Qal) to slumber, be drowsy
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | slumber (5), slept (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | slumber (4), they sleep (1), one slumbers (1) |
Topics
Verses
Every verse with Num, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Psalms
- Psalm 76:5The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep: and none of the men of might have found their hands.The valiant lie plundered; they sleep their last sleep. No men of might could lift a hand.
- Psalm 121:3He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber.
- Psalm 121:4Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.Behold, the Protector of Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 5:27None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken:None of them grows weary or stumbles; no one slumbers or sleeps. No belt is loose and no sandal strap is broken.
- Isaiah 56:10His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber.
Nahum
- Nahum 3:18Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria: thy nobles shall dwell in the dust: thy people is scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathereth them.O king of Assyria, your shepherds slumber; your officers sleep. Your people are scattered on the mountains with no one to gather them.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).